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Updated 19 Aug 2024

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NielsenIQ Software Engineer Interview Experiences

9 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Objext oriented concepts on
  • Q2. Java coding pattern
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Technical coding questions were asked

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Salary discussions
  • Q2. Office location discussion

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Oct 2022. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

It was a bit tricky but it went well

Round 3 - Coding Test 

The coding questions were ds based and a bit difficult

Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. This round was a technical interview with one on one
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General hr round it was so comfortable

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for NielsenIQ Software Engineer interview:
  • Data Structures
  • Java
  • Web Development
  • Javascript
  • SQL
  • DBMS
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please prepare on core topics brush up basics keep practising

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jul 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding platform: Codility, 3 questions, 1 easy and 1 medium and 1 hard,

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Print all palindromes of a string
  • Ans. 

    Print all palindromes of a string

    • Iterate through all substrings of the input string

    • Check if each substring is a palindrome by comparing it with its reverse

    • Store palindromes in an array and return it

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Merge sort implementation
  • Ans. 

    Merge sort is a divide and conquer algorithm that recursively splits an array into halves, sorts them, and then merges them back together.

    • Split the array into two halves

    • Recursively sort each half

    • Merge the sorted halves back together

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Project discussions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Google the various questions asked before interviewing.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Nov 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Apti round had English and aptitude related easy questions.

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Mostly easy or medium level question, 2 problems.

Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Java, Oops, dbms, 1 puzzle and 2 dsa questions

NielsenIQ interview questions for designations

 Senior Software Engineer

 (2)

 Junior Software Engineer

 (1)

 Senior Software Engineer 2

 (1)

 Software Developer

 (2)

 Full Stack Software Developer

 (1)

 Data Engineer

 (1)

 QA Engineer

 (1)

 Automation Test Engineer

 (1)

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jul 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain OOPS concept
  • Ans. 

    OOPS (Object-Oriented Programming) is a programming paradigm based on the concept of objects, which can contain data and code.

    • OOPS focuses on creating objects that interact with each other to solve a problem

    • It involves concepts like classes, objects, inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation

    • Example: Inheritance allows a class to inherit properties and behavior from another class

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Boxing,umboxing / ref,out / async programming
  • Q3. [1,1,2,3,4,5,5] remove duplicate from given list
  • Ans. 

    Remove duplicates from a given list of numbers

    • Create a new list to store unique elements

    • Iterate through the given list and add elements to the new list if they are not already present

    • Return the new list as the result

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Get interview-ready with Top NielsenIQ Interview Questions

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed before Sep 2022.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Mostly two questions will be given to you. Both having Data structures based. The logic is more important rather than the implementation.

Round 3 - Case Study 

Questions related to what will you do incase bug arises in existing code.

Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. This round will be with the Director level associate. May ask some basic questions about Data Structure.

Software Engineer Jobs at NielsenIQ

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Assignment 

Da and algo on array, string and list

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic ds and algon in java
  • Q2. Duplicate in array
  • Ans. 

    Find duplicates in an array of strings.

    • Iterate through the array and use a hash set to keep track of seen elements.

    • If an element is already in the hash set, it is a duplicate.

    • Example: ['apple', 'banana', 'apple', 'orange'] should return 'apple' as a duplicate.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Reverse of sentence
  • Ans. 

    The reverse of a sentence is the words in the sentence in reverse order.

    • Split the sentence into words

    • Reverse the order of the words

    • Join the words back together

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Feb 2022. There were 6 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Double-check your resume for any spelling mistakes. The recruiter may consider spelling mistakes as careless behavior or poor communication skills.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Its a offline test, which requires you to solve 2 scenario based program questions

Round 3 - Assignment 

It's a live coding round, which requires you to solve the problems and need a proper explanation for the same

Round 4 - Case Study 

It's a live round , where you have to design a high level design and tech stack architecture for e-commerce sector . Followed by few technical questions

Round 5 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. It's a behavioral round with your manager, where you need to prepare about some scenario based questions and also study about the company history
  • Q2. What you know about NIELSENIQ?
  • Ans. 

    NIELSENIQ is a software quality measurement tool used to evaluate the quality of software products.

    • NIELSENIQ measures software quality based on various factors such as maintainability, reliability, and efficiency.

    • It provides a score that indicates the overall quality of the software product.

    • NIELSENIQ can be used to identify areas of improvement in software development processes.

    • It is commonly used in software engineeri...

  • Answered by AI
Round 6 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Package & salary discussion

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Build a self confidence and approach the interview with your whole heart. People here are very kind hearted.

I was interviewed in Sep 2021.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basics Technical Application Based Functional
  • Q2. 1. Basic Technical Knowledge Till Date qhat you have 2. Applucation based or Tool based Knowledge 3. Functionality wise broad Knowledge
Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Coding for Development/Automation
  • Ans. 

    Coding for development/automation involves writing efficient and scalable code to automate tasks and improve processes.

    • Understand the problem and identify the best approach for automation

    • Write clean and modular code that is easy to maintain and update

    • Use appropriate tools and frameworks to streamline development

    • Test thoroughly to ensure reliability and accuracy

    • Continuously optimize and improve the automation process

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Having strong ability to clear coding based knowledge in Development or Automation perspective
  • Q3. Basic HR Discussion regarding your company and salary
Round 3 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Share details of your previous job.
  • Q2. What is your family background?
  • Q3. What are your salary expectations?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do prepare well and done well in career

Interview questions from similar companies

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Aug 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design and technical
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Role and culture fit

NielsenIQ Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in NielsenIQ Software Engineer interview?
NielsenIQ interview process usually has 3-4 rounds. The most common rounds in the NielsenIQ interview process are Technical, Coding Test and HR.
How to prepare for NielsenIQ Software Engineer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at NielsenIQ. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at NielsenIQ expect are Agile, Computer science, Python, SDLC and genetics.
What are the top questions asked in NielsenIQ Software Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the NielsenIQ Software Engineer interview -

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NielsenIQ Software Engineer Interview Process

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4.0

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4.2

Job Security

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Company culture

3.2

Promotions/Appraisal

3.6

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